they pulled off their shirts
the light through their chests shone dark
dreams slowly gathered
Light
light on two horizons
light on two horizons
days end as ours begins
the joy of being together
I’ll take the shadows
I’ll take the shadows.
They are only possible
because your love shines bright.
accidental design
K wondered at the three moons in the sky then saw
they were night-window reflections
of the electric lights above her.
above us
above us
translucent skylight
clouds cast shadows beyond
tell me you remember
The sky was night-black
The sky was night-black but the people remembered.
The sky is night-black but the warm dawn is arriving;
Keep the door open and the fire well-stoked.
The electric light
the electric light was outside the window
and suddenly snapped off
I lay on my back
and from the corner of my eye
saw the sun rise
Going on a date with a poet
One day, he swore,he would explore the west, track the settled sun until it surrendered to the blind-black sky, then follow its path by its reflection in the moon and stars. I shall be a solarnaut, a helionaut, an explorer of the wildest west, where the rivers meet the sanded sea, and the animals finally swim to their nirvana, eyes wide open to the shining ribbon on the squid-ink sea.
Well, I think the light over the gasworks is pretty neat, I said, regretting again going on a date with a poet.
The longer the sun (summer equinox 19)
The longer the sun is in the sky,
the longer you are not here.
When the world is dark from end to end,
the hills shoulder-firm against the rising of the light,
the space where you are not is dull.
But in the light,
shadows sharp-lined across the floor and sheets,
the emptiness is marked.
Though hope may be,
you lack.
You bring my life
you lend my life lustre
dullened silver reflecting your light
love long lasting and light
simonsalento 